On Sunday, August 21, fifteen Southern California Chapter Emerging Professionals kayaked down the LA River. Led by two tour guides from LA River Expeditions, attendees got a visceral understanding of the LA River and why it is one of the biggest landscape opportunities in Southern California. The 2.5 mile, two-hour kayak trip down the “Sepulveda [...]
The Southern California Chapter is pleased to announce that Carlos Flores, Southern California Chapter member and recent Alum from Cal Poly Pomona, has been appointed to serve as committee chair for the upcoming year on the Associate Advisory Committee. The Associate Advisory Committee (AAC) and the Student Advisory Committee (SAC) are “two new national committees” [...]
Andy Bowden, Principal at Land Concern, Ltd. and outgoing Chapter President has been reappointed Chair of the Professional Practice Committee by ASLA President Elect Vaughn Rinner. A national committee, the ASLA Professional Practice Committee works to provide landscape architects with the most effective professional practice tools that enrich their knowledge and, in turn, enhance the [...]
Congratulations to NUVIS Landscape Architecture in Orange County! Owens Lake Project Named One of Six Monumental New Outdoor Art Installations to See This Summer. As any artist will tell you, generating big ideas is all part of the creative process. But for some, the art that ensues is too large to fit between four walls. [...]
Merit Awards: Molly Fancier: “strong response to design solutions, passionate, thoughtful design and critical thinking (great definition of landscape architecture), good visal rhythm, and nice presentation format!” Talitta Reitz: “very strong narrative, social justice aspects of profession were strongly evident and genuine, very nice ‘story-board’ graphics, good verbal communication-moved nicely through each project, very [...]
Congratulations to our 2016 ASLA Student Honor and Merit Award Recipients: Merit Awards: Grace Michelle Cain Wayne A. Nemec Nathaniel M. Abrea Honor Awards: Michael Ryan Freitag Kathryn Marie Cannon Thuy Michelle Tran
Landscape architecture is currently facing a crisis of diversity. African Americans and Latinos together account for less than 10 percent of graduating landscape architects. These demographics fail to reflect those of the wider U.S. population. U.S. Census data project that minorities, now 37 percent of the U.S. population, will constitute 57 percent by 2060. To [...]
Mayor Eric Garcetti's office released a statement yesterday announcing that Gruen Associates, Mia Lehrer + Associates, Oyler Wu Collaborative, and civil and structural engineering firm Psomas will design the final 12 miles of the San Fernando Valley portion of the Los Angeles River Greenway. The Greenway would allow Angelenos to walk or bike from Canoga [...]
Merit Award Ron Ruiz:“outstanding presentation skills, graphics were very well organized, nice treatment in both designs, and ery good response to the program”. Alexis SantaRomana: “excellent verbal skills and critical thinking, passionate, confident, articulate, great use of time allotted, very professional appearance, thoughtful design solutions, and...she will have an incredibly positive impact on our profession.” [...]
Merit Awards: Chris Anderson: “Well prepared, beautiful graphics, appreciated hearing about “lessons learned”, strong critical thinking skills, good technical depth, thoughtful projects, and very professional” Billy Guarino: “Engaging use of photos and quotes, elegant and striking graphic communication, practical and clear design solutions, excellent verbal communication, and….enjoyed hearing about Billy’s passion for landform grading" Matthew [...]